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Weapons Effect Solicitation — Engineering and Technical Services

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
22 Oct 2026
Closes
24 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
Reference
N0016727R3103
Location
MD, United States
Sector
Construction & Infrastructure

At a glance

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK in United States has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Weapons Effect Solicitation — Engineering and Technical Services”. Submissions close on 24 November 2026, 33 days from today. Quote reference N0016727R3103 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 11 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 350 open construction & infrastructure notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK is soliciting Weapons Effect Solicitation — Engineering and Technical Services. Solicitation number N0016727R3103. Classified under NAICS 541330 — Engineering Services. Product/service code R425 — ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. Place of performance: MD, USA. Responses are due by 24 November 2026 15:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This solicitation is related to Notice IDs: N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-0014 and N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-0014_Rev1. The contractor shall provide scientific and technical services with experts in UNDEX and AIREX analysis of undersea and surface vessels to develop and utilize specialized software codes that: 1) Aid in the selection of live fire events and provide support to live fire test and evaluation programs; 2) Simulate an underwater shock environment from a far field or near miss location; 3) Simulate the response of Navy platforms to UNDEX and AIREX for far field, near miss, contact, and internally detonating weapon attacks; 4) Check the integrity of computational models; 5) Solve finite element models elastic-plastic response and reduced order engineering tools to UNDEX and AIREX events; and 6) Simulate a nuclear underwater shock environment or nuclear air blast environment from a far field location. This opportunity is for SEAPORT-NxG MAC HOLDERS ONLY- UNRESTRICTED. No other offers will be considered. Proposals submitted by non-MAC holders will not be evaluated. Please note the Navy has transitioned from the legacy SeaPort portal to the PIEE Solicitation Module for the submission of offers, proposals, and awards under SeaPort-NxG. SeaPort MAC holders will need to register for PIEE accounts in order to receive solicitations and submit proposals/offers. Please reference the official Department of Defense registration guide for vendors on how to set up accounts in PIEE:https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf.Provision L-215-H006 (c) states that all questions shall be submitted via email to the Primary and Secondary Solicitation Managers identified in the Solicitation Module HOWEVER all questions shall be submitted via the PIEE Solicitation Module Question and Answer Function. Responses will be posted within the PIEE Solicitation Module. The solicitation will be amended to reflect the correct submission procedures for questions. See Amendment 0001, effective 21 Oct 26.

Context for bidders

We hold 11 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK, going back to September 2026 — 5 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Electronics semiconductors and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 350 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in United States. This one closes in 33 days.

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